I recently installed VS2022. I have a .sln than runs on VS2019. When I try to load it into VS2022 a screen comes up with a green attachment arrow near the top. I click on it and get a list of possible attachments. None that I have tried work. What ne

Thanks for reaching out. You’ve mentioned about a green attachment arrow and a list of possible attachments- which usually appear when debugging or running a project that is not correctly configured. Here’s how to fix it-

1.      Open solution in VS2022 properly

·         Instead of double-clicking the .sln file, open Visual Studio 2022 first.

·         Go to file-> Open-> Project/Solution….

·         Select your .sln file.

2.      Check the Project Compatibility

·         If prompted to upgrade, let VS2022 upgrade the project files.

·         Some SDKs or workloads might not be installed- check for errors in the Output or Error List window.

3.      Install missing Workloads

·         Go to

Tools-> Get tools and features….

This opens the Visual Studio Installer.

·         Make sure all relevant workloads (like .NET desktop development, ASP.NET, C++ etc.) are installed.

·         VS2022 sometimes can’t load a project if its required workload is not installed.

4.      Clean and Rebuild

·         Open opened, do:

Build-> Clean Solution

Then Build-> Rebuild solution.

5.      Green Arrow Issue (Debug Target not Set)

·         The green play button (arrow) shows the current startup project.

·         Right-click your main project in Solution Explorer-> Set as Startup Project.

·         Then try to run (press F5).

6.      If attach option appear instead of Running

·         That means there’s no executable startup project.

·         Check the project type- for example, if it’s a class library, it can’t be run directly.

·         You must select or create a runnable project (like a console app, web app, or test project).

Reference docs:

·         Modify Visual Studio Workloads and Components | Microsoft Learn

·         Set multiple startup projects - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn

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